ECE421: Introduction to Power Systems

Lecture 1

• Course Syllabus
• Lecture 1 handwritten notes
• Hw 0: student background and objectives, Due Session 3, August 27

Reference Material

• IEEE Power & Energy Magazine page on IEEEXplore

Lecture 2

• Lecture 2 handwritten notes

Lecture 3

• Lecture 3 handwritten notes

Reference Material

• California ISO Today's Outlook Scroll down to see load and netload. You can select the "Supply" tab to see different types of generation
• BPA Balancing Authority Load and Total VER, Hydro, Fossil/Biomass, and Nuclear Generation, Near-Real-Time

Lecture 4

• Lecture 4 handwritten notes

Lecture 5

• Lecture 5 handwritten notes
• Capacitor bank drawings and photos
• Western Protective Relay Conference Web Site
• Western Protective Relay Conference Schedule Page

Lecture 6

• Lecture 6 handwritten notes
• Powerworld files from example in class (zipped)
• Representing phasors in Mathcad, Useful identities, and three phase examples (PDF)
• Representing phasors in Mathcad, Useful identities, and three phase examples (Mathcad)
• Representing phasors in Mathcad, Useful identities, and three phase examples (Mathcad Prime - zipped)

Lecture 7

• Lecture 7 handwritten notes

Lecture 8

• Lecture 8 handwritten notes
• Ybus matrix example (PDF)
• Ybus matrix example (Mathcad)
• Ybus matrix example (Mathcad Prime (zipped)
• Powerworld files for example case (zipped)

Reading for next time

• Please review sections 3.1-3.3 of the text book

Lecture 9

• Lecture 9 handwritten notes
• Transformer examples (PDF)
• Transformer examples (Mathcad)
• Transformer examples (Mathcad Prime (zipped)

Lecture 10

• Lecture 10 handwritten notes

Lecture 11

• Lecture 11 handwritten notes

Reading

• Three phase transformers: section 3.4 in book
• Symmetrical components: section 9.1 in book
• Three phase per unit analysis: section 3.5 in book
• Regulating transformers and transformers with off nominal taps: section 3.8 in book

Lecture 12

• Lecture 12 handwritten notes
• Overview of symmetrical components (PDF)
• Symmetrical Components Example (PDF)
• Symmetrical Components Example (Mathcad)
• Symmetrical Components Example (Mathcad Prime (zipped))
• Three phase per unit examples (PDF)
• Three phase per unit examples (Mathcad)
• Three phase per unit examples (Mathcad Prime (zipped))

Lecture 13

• Lecture 13 handwritten notes

Lecture 14

• Lecture 14 handwritten notes
• A few Powerworld Tips
• Delta-Wye transformer in Powerworld and Ybus in Mathcad (pdf)
• Delta-Wye transformer in Powerworld and Ybus in Mathcad (Mathcad)
• Delta-Wye transformer in Powerworld and Ybus in Mathcad (Mathcad Prime-zipped)
• Power World Example (zipped)

Homework 1

• Hw 1, due Session 6, (Sept. 5) PDF version
• Hw 1, due Session 6, (Sept. 5) Mathcad 15 version
• Hw 1, due Session 6, (Sept. 5) Mathcad Prime (zipped)

Homework 2

• Hw 2, due Session 10 (September 19), PDF copy
• Hw 2, due Session 10 (September 19), Mathcad copy
• Hw 2, due Session 10 (September 19), Mathcad Prime verison 9 copy (zipped)
• Powerworld files for problems 1 and 2 (zipped)

Homework 3

• Hw 3, due Session 14 revision to figure for problem 4 (PDF) (due October 3)
• Hw 3, due Session 14 revision to figure for problem 4 (Mathcad) (due October 3)
• Hw 3, due Session 14 revision to figure for problem 4 (Mathcad Prime-zipped) (due October 3)